Lid and cover holder for cigar boxes and the like



Jan. 10, 1928. I 1,655,959

w. F. KESSLEZR LID AND COVER HOLDER FOR CIGAR BOXES AND THE LIKE FiledMay 25, 1925 INVENTOR k; WWW ATTORNEY iii? riled den, ltl,

'tltll'lED STATES PATENT OFlltllsh "WILLIAM. F. KESSLER, OF AUBURN,INDIANA.

LID AND tlOVIEIt TlIIlDLIDElr-t li lll't GIG-AR BOXES. AND THE LIKE.

.llpplieation filed May 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in lid and cover holders forcigar hoses end the like, and the objects of the invention are toprovide on :ittoelunent epplicnhle ton her: having at hinged lid thatn'my be readily dlLlTtlCllQil thereto so that the lid will he sustainedin a suitable open position to admit disple oil? the contents of thebox; to pro vide a holder epplienhle to a hex end its lid so that thelid will he held at a l open position while the box is being lifted bylid; and to provide an attachment epii A;

pliczible to the hinged lid of it her; and including or class cover fornormally closing;

the hoi-z "Nlflll) the lid thereof is held open, end so that the glosscover will swing; With the lid upon the hinge thereot when the lid istilted heel; and thereby admit of access to the contents ot the box.

'lhesc objects are accomplished by the constrilotion illustrated in theaccompanyinn drawings, in which liip'. l is :r perspective view of e boxand :1 structure embodying; the invention epplied thereto; and I Fig. 2is at cross section of a box to which the invention is applied, theglass cover tor the her: being oniiitted.

lllhe characters :rppez'rring in the description reter to ports shown inthe drawings and designated thereon by corresponding clnnncters.

the invention comprises a pair of oppositely disposed clips 1 thatembrace the eorrespoinling opposite ends ot the hinged lid 2 of it hoi-zfl, the clips being held in fixed relntion \rithenrh other by n tie rodl each end o'l which is secured in :1, socket 5 on the il'ront oi thecorrei-zponding clip. lflueh clip has termed in its outer edge a secondon 'lzirgrenlent- (J in which is rigidly secured one end of e ginpplerod 7. Each clip else has 21 torwerdly extending lip 8 at its lower endthat terms a support tor the rear edge oi? e gloss cover plate 9 whichis positioned so 215 60 normally close the top'o'f the l)()1- when thelid thereof: is open. Each grapple rod T has at hook 10 et its outerendtheteinhruces the outer edge of the glass plate and holds the plate sothat its rear edge he rs against the front feces of the clips 1 betweenthe enlargements 5 and lips 8 there oli.

ll n utilizing the invention, the ends o'li the lid at the free edgethereof are introduced ierial No. 32,558.

between the clips, and the clips are then slid downwardly upon the endsof the lid until he; upon the lips ll and beneath the on- .inentsthereoi'i. The grapples 'i' are hooked into ei igngenient with the frontedge of the glass plate so that the plate W thercl'y held l'llll'llj, inlined relation with the lid oi the hon. l l hen the glass plate 1s inclosed reletion With the top oil the box, the lid 2 is held by the clipsin erect open position, and when the operator litts the be); hy graspingthe lid and tilts the lid lmclrwurdly, the glass cover swung openaccordingly by the action ot the grapples so that the contents of thenor; thereby nnrde accessible to the pzrtroin ll hen the hex is replacedupon the counter and the lid released, the glass cover :iutoineticnllygrmitntes to its normal closed position While the lid is again returnedto its erect open position.

The invention may also he en'iployed lor holding the lid ot the hon: ine l'xed open position, and omitting the glass cover, ll this event theclips are applied to the lid as in the previous instance and thegrzlpples are hooked over the front wall oif the box, the ends oi thehook heing sharpened so as to admit oi heine; dinwn into the well whenliorce is applied to the lid in tilting it heel;- Wnrdly. l l hen thedevice is thus applied the hex nnry he handled freely by grasping}; thelid and lilting it about at will. llt so desired, in this instnnce, oneol the clips and its ,fll'llplllfi and the tie rod l. only be dispensedwith, while the other clip and its grapple may be used alone.

l l hat I claim is:-

1. l-lr device (Jfl'i the class des =r lied, comprising a pair oltoppositely disposed clips applicable to the corresponding opposite endsot' the hinged lid of :1 box, each clip having an enlergeinent on its:lt'ront adjacent its lower end and a forwardly extending; lip at itslower end spaced tliron'i said enlargement, and at second enhrrgreinenton its outer edge; e tiered, the ends ol which :ne secured respectivelyin the front enlargements of the corresponding clips; n, grnpplo rod toreach clip having shin-p minted hool: at one end and secured at itsopposite end to the corresponding clip in the enlargement at the outeredge thereof; and a glass plate cover for the box positioned beneathsaid grapple rods, its outer edge having engagement in the hooked endsof said grappferods, and its inner edge being held between the frontenlargements on said clips and the lips thereon, said rods beingoperable to en gage the front wall of the box adjacent the upper edgethereof and limit the backward swinging movement of the box lid when theglass fcover is omitted.

2. In a device of the class described a pair'ot oppositely disposedclips applicable to'the corresponding opposite ends of the hinged lid ofa box; atie-rod connecting said clips; and a grapple rod connected withand extending forwardly from each of said clips, the outer end of saidgrapple rod hav ing a sharp-ended back turned hook engage able with thefront wall of the box adjacent the upper edge thereof and operable tohold the lid in erect open position.

An attachment tor a box having a hinged lid therefor, comprising a pairoi clips applicable to the corresponding opposite ends of the box lid; atie rod connecting said clips and extending across the inner face of thelid adjacent to and spaced from the upper edge of the rear wall of thebox; aglass plate cover to]: the box positioned with its rear edgebetween said tie-rod and the top of the rear wall oi the box; and. a.grapple rod in connection with and extending forwardly from each ot saidclips above said glass cover the outer end of each grapple rod having asharp ended downtnrned hook engaging the :lorward, edge of said glasscover.

In testimony whereof 1: allix my signature

